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  • Botany

Calciphile

A calciphile plant is a plant that grows exclusively in soils rich in calcium carbonates, in other words in calcareous soil.

This type of plant is therefore also a basiphile and, often, xerophile.

The presence of calciphile vegetation is therefore an indicator of the nature of the soil.

Dry, calcareous meadow rich in orchids: a typical calcareous soil environment. © Didier Bier CC by-sa 2.0 Dry, calcareous meadow rich in orchids: a typical calcareous soil environment. © Didier Bier CC by-sa 2.0


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